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Production Casing DesignConsiderationsPresented by Brad Hansen
Devon Energy Corporation
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Agenda
Introduction
Casing Design Factors Casing Design Loads
Pipe Performance
Materials Selection
Casing Connections
Stimulation
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Introduction
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Three Major Responsibilities when
Performing Casing and Tubing Design:
Ensure the wells mechanical integrity.
Optimize well costs.
Provide operations personnel with maximum allowable loads.
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Info Needed for Casing Design
Mud weights
Formation pressures
Frack gradients
Casing seats
Casing sizes
Directional plans
Cement program
Temperature profiles
Base frack fluid, proppant type, and max proppant concentration
Max anticipated frack surface pressure
Produced fluid composition
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Casing Design Factors
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Load Cases
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Dividing the pipe rating by a corresponding load results in a design
factor. If the design factor is greater than the minimumacceptable design factor, then the pipe is acceptable for use withthat load.
minDFloadplanned
ratingpipe
DF
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Devon Minimum Casing DesignFactors
Internal Yield (Burst) 1.25 (1.1 if SICP < 5,000 psi)
Collapse 1.1
Tension 1.4 Based on yield strength
Compression 1.2
Von Mises Triaxial 1.25
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Yield Strength vs UltimateStrength
.002 .005
0.2% 0.5%
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Casing Design Loads
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Tubing Leak
Internal Casing Pressure
Produced fluid(gas) gradient
Completionfluid gradient
Reservoir pressure
This load case represents a high surface pressure on top of thecompletion fluid created by a tubing leak near the surface.
Surface pressure is based on a gas gradient extending upward fromthe reservoir. Tubing leaks are evaluated with both static andflowing temperature profiles.
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Injection Down Casing
This load case applies to wells that experience high pressureinjection operations such as a fracing down casing. The load casemodels a surface pressure applied to a static fluid column. This isanalogous to a screen-out during a frac job.
Internal Casing Pressure
Applied surface
pressure
Fluid gradient
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The external pressure profile usedfor the standard burst load cases:
Full mud gradient or deterioratedmud from the surface to the TOC.
Cement mix-water gradient from theTOC to the outer casing shoe(typically 8.3 to 8.6 ppg).
Pore pressure profile from the outercasing shoe to the base of theproduction casing.
External Pressure Profile forBurst Cases
External Casing Pressure
Mud gradient
Mix watergradient
Porepressure
profile
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Production Casing Collapse Loads
Full Evacuation
This load case applies to severely depleted reservoirs or a largedrawdown due to low permeability or plugged perforations.
It assumes zero pressure on the inside of the pipe (such as fillover perfs and the well pressure blown down).
The external pressure used is the mud gradient from surface tothe casing bottom.
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Pipe Performance
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Internal Yield Strength
Internal yield pressure is calculated from the Barlow Equation per APIBulletin 5C3
P = 0.875 * [2*Yp*T]/D
P= Internal yield pressure (psi)
Yp = Yield strength of the pipe (example P110 is 110,000 psi)
T = nominal wall thickness (inches)
D = nominal OD of pipe (inches)
Per API the calculated number is rounded to the nearest 10 psi.
The 0.875 factor represents the allowable manufacturers tolerance ofminus 12.5% on wall thickness per API specifications.
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Internal Yield StrengthExample Calculation
5.5 23# P110 pipe has an ID of 4.67
wall thickness = [5.500 - 4.670] / 2 = 0.415 inches
P = 0.875 * [2*Yp*T]/D
P = 0.875 * [2 * 110,000 * 0.415] / 5.5 = 14,525 ~ 14,520 psi
Internal yield strength per cement manual = 14,520 psi
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Collapse Pressure Calculation
Is based on four different equations based on the D/t ratio and theyield strength of the pipe
Plastic collapse is based on a statistical regression analysis onempirical data from 2488 tests
More information is in API Bulletin 5C3
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Axial Strength (Pipe Body)
Axial strength of pipe body is calculated from the formula below:
Fy = (/4) * (D2 d2) Yp
Fy = Tension strength (lbs. rounded to the nearest 1,000)
Yp = Yield strength of pipe ( psi)
D = OD of pipe (inches)
d = ID of pipe (inches)
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Joint Strength of Connection
Calculations for joint strength of different API connections is foundin API Bulletin 5C3.
Joint strength of API connections is based on the ultimate strengthand not the yield strength.
Most (but not all) premium or proprietary connections are based onthe yield strength of the connection.
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Materials Selection
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API Spec 5CT
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Mechanical Properties
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Chemical Requirements
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Definition of Sour Service perNACE MR0175 / ISO 15156
H2S exceeds 0.05 psia partial pressure
Partial pressure = (ppm H2S)*(well pressure)/1,000,000
Total pressure exceeds 65 psia for a gas well or 265 psi for an oil
well
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Selecting Tubulars for SourService (per NACE MR0175)
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Casing Connections
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Connections
Connections represent less than 3% of the pipe length
More than 90% of pipe failures occur in the connection
Connections represent 10%-50% of the total tubular costs
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API Connections
STC
8 threads per inch
Threads have rounded crests and roots
LTC
8 threads per inch
Threads have rounded crests and roots
Thread section is longer so has better sealability and tensilestrength than STC
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API Connections
Buttress
5 threads per inch
Not symmetric for the load and stab flanks
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Metal-to-Metal SealThread and Coupled (MTC)
Generally have burst, collapse, and tension ratings equal to thepipe body
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Integral Joint Connection (IJ)
Half the leak paths of thread and coupled connections
Connection OD significantly smaller than coupled connections
70 to 80% of pipe body strength in tension
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Flush Joint Connection (FJ)
Connection OD is same (within 2%) as pipe body
45 to 60% of pipe body strength in tension
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Tensile Strength of Connections
Joint strength of API connections is based on ultimate strength
Most (but not all) premium connections are based on yield strength
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Stimulation
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Stimulation Considerations
Design for screen out conditions at maximum sand concentration (max pressure at max sand concentration)
Cooling affects tension
Ballooning from internal frack pressure affects tension
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Production Casing Design ConsiderationsBrad Hansen
Devon Energy
The statements made during the workshop do not represent the views or opinions of EPA. Theclaims made by participants have not been verified or endorsed by EPA.
This abstract presents information to consider in the design of a safe and effective production
casing string for well production and also as a conduit for a fracture stimulation. The
presentation discusses casing design factors and casing design loads. Pipe performance is
discussed as well as material selection. A description of the various types of casing connections
is given. Also, additional considerations that should be addressed if the well will be hydraulically
fractured down casing are discussed.
There are three major requirements to be considered in designing production casing:
1) Ensure the wells mechanical integrity2) Optimize well costs3) Provide operations personnel with the maximum allowable loads
Many factors enter into the production casing design. These include the mud weights required
to drill the well and balance the formation pressures, the fracture gradients, casing seat depths,
casing sizes, the directional plan, the cement program and the temperature profiles. Also, the
type of fracture fluid and proppant to be used, maximum proppant concentration, and the
calculation for the maximum anticipated hydraulic fracture surface pressure should be
considered. The types, composition, and volumes of the anticipated production must also be
considered. This information is used to determine the planned loads over the life of the well.
Once these expected loads are determined, the pipe selection can be made that will meet or
exceed the minimum design factors required by the designer. The design factor is the pipe
rating divided by the anticipated load. This design factor must meet or exceed the minimum
design factor that the designer has set. Most pipe ratings are based on the yield strength of the
pipe. To determine the yield strength of a given material, a specimen is machined and put into
a load cell where tension is pulled and the strain measured on the sample until it fails. A stress-
strain curve is then generated. The yield strength using the API method is defined as the stress
at a strain of 0.5% elongation. This yield strength is less than the ultimate strength of the
sample.
There are two main design cases for internal yield pressure of production casing. One is
modeled with a tubing leak near the surface with the shut-in tubing pressure added to the
packer fluid weight as an internal load. The shut-in tubing pressure is estimated from the
bottom hole pressure minus the weight of the gas in the tubing. The weight of the gas in the
tubing is calculated both at static and at flowing temperatures (sometimes called a hot shut-in)
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The other internal yield pressure case is injection down casing such as during a hydraulic
fracture stimulation. The internal pressure is modeled by the applied surface pressure and the
fluid gradient based on the fluid being pumped. This is analogous to a hydraulic fracture screen-
out downhole since fluid friction down the casing is not subtracted from the internal pressure
profile. The external casing pressure profile is modeled with the mud gradient from surface to
the top of cement. Then the gradient from the cement mix water from that point to the outercasing shoe. From the outer casing shoe to total depth (TD), the external pressure profile is the
pore pressure profile.
Production casing collapse loads assumes zero pressure on the inside of the pipe and a final
mud weight gradient on the outside of the casing.
Rated internal yield pressure of casing is calculated using the Barlow Equation below
P = 0.875 * [2*Yp*T]/D
P= internal yield pressure or burst strength (psi) Yp = yield strength of the pipe (example P110 is 110,000 psi) T = nominal wall thickness (inches) D = nominal outer diameter of pipe (inches)
Per API, the calculated number is rounded to the nearest 10 psi. The 0.875 factor in the above
equation represents the allowable manufacturers tolerance of minus 12.5% on wall thickness
per API specifications.
Collapse ratings on API tubulars are derived from four different equations based on the outside
diameter / thickness ratio and the yield strength of the pipe.
Axial strength of the pipe body is calculated from the formula below:
:
Fy = (/4) * (D2 d2) Yp Fy = tension strength (lbs. rounded to the nearest 1,000) Yp = yield strength of pipe ( psi) D = OD of pipe (inches) d = ID of pipe (inches)
Calculations for joint strength can be found in API bulletin 5C3. Published joint strength of API
connections is based on the ultimate strength of the pipe and not the yield strength. Most, butnot all premium connections are based on the yield strength of the connection.
API Spec 5CT is the Specification for Casing and Tubing. The different grades of API pipe specify
a minimum and maximum yield strength. A maximum hardness is also specified from grades
designed for sour service.
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The chemical composition of the different grades of API casing is also specified. Grades
designed to work in sour service have more stringent chemical requirements.
Sour service is defined by the National Association of Corrosion Engineers or NACE, as an
environment where the partial pressure of H2S exceed 0.05 psia. The total pressure must also
exceed 65 psia for a gas well and 265 psia for an oil well. The NACE standard MR0175 and theISO standard 15156 specify material to be used in sour service. In summary, API casing grades
H40, J55, K55, M65, L80, C90 and T95 are good for all temperatures. N80 is good above 150
degrees F, P110 is good above 175 degrees F and Q125 is good above 225 degrees F.
Casing connections represent less than 3% of the pipe length yet account for more than 90% of
pipe failures. Also, the connection represents 10% to 50% of the total tubular cost.
API connections STC (short thread and coupled) and LTC (long thread and coupled) each have 8
threads per inch and have rounded crests and roots. On LTC, the tread section is longer so it will
have better sealability and tensile strength than STC.
A buttress connection is another API connection that has 5 threads per inch. It is not symmetric
for the load and stab flanks.
There are several types of premium connections available, but most fall into one of the
following categories:
A metal to metal seal thread and coupled connection generally has the internal yield, collapse,
and tension ratings equal to the pipe body.
An integral joint connection has half the leak paths of thread and coupled connections. Also,the connection outer diameter (OD) is significantly smaller than a coupled connection. It also
features a metal to metal seal. The joint strength of an integral joint connection is usually 70 to
80% of the pipe body.
A flush joint connection is approximately the same OD as the pipe body. Its joint strength is
usually only 45 to 60 % of the pipe body strength in tension.
Prior to the hydraulic fracturing of a well, the maximum allowable surface fracture pressure
must be calculated. The fluid gradients inside and outside the pipe are needed to make this
calculation. Not only must the burst (internal yield) pressure of the pipe be considered whenmaking this calculation but also the effect of the internal hydraulic fracturing pressure and
hydraulic fracture injection rate on tension. The internal pressure during the hydraulic fracture
causes a ballooning effect on the production casing that adds to the tension load. During the
fracture, the production casing is cooled2
by the injection of fracture fluids, which also adds to
2Fracture fluids stored at the surface will be near surface temperature, which is generally a much cooler
temperature than the bottom hole temperature.
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the tension load of the production casing. These additional tension loads must be taken into
consideration when determining the maximum allowable hydraulic fracture pressure.